Osteoporosis. Cancer, exercise, lifting weights - and bone density

Regular exercise and lifting weights can improve bone density for cancer patients

In two weeks time, I have a big scan.

A dexa will tell me how my bones have fared over the last 2 years. My baseline scan before I started taking anti-hormone therapy wasn’t ideal. I already have osteoporosis in my spine. And borderline in my hip.

Which doesn’t feel like a good start. As the drugs I take are known to significantly reduce bone density.

So I have been on a mission to combat it with weights, impact exercise and prescribed supplements (calcium and vitamin d).

I hope it’s worked.

If I’m honest, I haven’t done much in the last couple of months. So for the last few weeks I’ve been in last minute panic weight lifting mode.

Scanxiety is real.

And it’s not just about scans for metastatic cancer.

The impact of osteoporosis is for life.

Even if my cancer never comes back (fingers crossed!), you never stop being a cancer patient.

Wish me luck 🍀

What exercise is best to improve bone density for cancer patients?